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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing 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 intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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