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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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