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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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