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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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