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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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