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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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