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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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