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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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