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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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