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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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