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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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