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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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