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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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