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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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