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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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