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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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