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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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