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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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