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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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