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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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