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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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