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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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