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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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