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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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