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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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