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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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