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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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