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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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