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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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