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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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