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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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