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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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