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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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