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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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