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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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