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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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