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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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