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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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