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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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