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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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