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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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