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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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