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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key 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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