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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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