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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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