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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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