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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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