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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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