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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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