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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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