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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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