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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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