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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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