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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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