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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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