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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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