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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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