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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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