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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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