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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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