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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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