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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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