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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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