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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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