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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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