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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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