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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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