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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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