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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand 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 subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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