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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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