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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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