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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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