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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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