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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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