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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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