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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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