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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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