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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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