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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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