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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of 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 usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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