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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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