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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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