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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major 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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