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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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