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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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