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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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