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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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