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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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