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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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