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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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