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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. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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