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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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