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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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