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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major 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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