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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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