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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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