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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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