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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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