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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major 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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