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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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