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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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