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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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