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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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