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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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