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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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