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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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