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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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