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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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