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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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