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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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