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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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