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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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