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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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