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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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