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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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