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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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