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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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