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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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