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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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