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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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