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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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