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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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