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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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