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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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