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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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