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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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