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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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