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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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