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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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