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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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