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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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