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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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