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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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