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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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