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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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