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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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