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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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