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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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