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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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