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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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