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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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