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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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