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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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