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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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