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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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