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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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