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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education