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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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