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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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