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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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