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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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