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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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