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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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