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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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