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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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