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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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