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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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