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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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