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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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