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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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