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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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