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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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