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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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