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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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