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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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