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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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