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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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