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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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