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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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