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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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