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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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