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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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