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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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