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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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