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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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