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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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