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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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