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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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