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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes 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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