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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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