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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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