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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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