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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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