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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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