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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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