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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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