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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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