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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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