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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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