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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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