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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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