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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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