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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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