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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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