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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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