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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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