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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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