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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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