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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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