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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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