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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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