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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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