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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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