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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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