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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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