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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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