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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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