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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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