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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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