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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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