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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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