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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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