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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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