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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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