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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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