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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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