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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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