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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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