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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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