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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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