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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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