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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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