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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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