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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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