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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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