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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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