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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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