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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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