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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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