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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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