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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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