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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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