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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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