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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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