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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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