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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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