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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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