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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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