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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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