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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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