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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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