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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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