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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. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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