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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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