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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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