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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key 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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