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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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