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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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