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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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