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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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