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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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