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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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