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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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