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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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