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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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