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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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