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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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