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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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