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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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