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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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