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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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