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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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