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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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