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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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