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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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