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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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