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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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