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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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