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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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