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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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