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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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