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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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