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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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