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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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