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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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