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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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