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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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