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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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