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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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