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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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