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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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