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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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