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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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