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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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