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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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