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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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