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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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