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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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