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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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