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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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