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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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