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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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