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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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