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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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