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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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