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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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