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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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