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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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