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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major 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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