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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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