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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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