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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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