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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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