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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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