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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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