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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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