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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the 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 considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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