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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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