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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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