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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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