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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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