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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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