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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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