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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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