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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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