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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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