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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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