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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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