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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education