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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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