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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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