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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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