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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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