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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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