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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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