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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses 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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