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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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