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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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