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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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