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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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