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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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