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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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