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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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