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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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