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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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