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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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