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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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