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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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