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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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