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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course