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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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