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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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