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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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