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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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