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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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