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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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