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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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