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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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