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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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