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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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