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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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