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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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