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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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