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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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