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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important 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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