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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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