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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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