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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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