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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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