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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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