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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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