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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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