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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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