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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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