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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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