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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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