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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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