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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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