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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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