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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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