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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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