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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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