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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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