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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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