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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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