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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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