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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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