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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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