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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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