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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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