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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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