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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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