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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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