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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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