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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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