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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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