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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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