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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. 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 massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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