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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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