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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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