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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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