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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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