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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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