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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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