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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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