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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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