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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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