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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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