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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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