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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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