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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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