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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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