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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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