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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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