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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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