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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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