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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always 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 lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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