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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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