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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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