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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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