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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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