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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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