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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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