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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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