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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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