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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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