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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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