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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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