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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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