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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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