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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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