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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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