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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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