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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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