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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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