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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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