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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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