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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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