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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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