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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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