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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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