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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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