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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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