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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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