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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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