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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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