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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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