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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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