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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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