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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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