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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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