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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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