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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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