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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This 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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