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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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