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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources