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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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