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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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