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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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