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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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