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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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