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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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