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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major 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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