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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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