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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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