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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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