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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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