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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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