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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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