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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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