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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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