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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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