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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches 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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