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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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