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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources