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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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