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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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