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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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