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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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