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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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