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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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