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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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