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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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