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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major 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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