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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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