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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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