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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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