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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major 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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