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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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