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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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