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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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