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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches 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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