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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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