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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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