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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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