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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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