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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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