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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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