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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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