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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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