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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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