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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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