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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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