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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance 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 control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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