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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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