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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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