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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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