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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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