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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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