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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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