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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing 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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