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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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