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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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