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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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