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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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