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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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