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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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