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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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