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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the 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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