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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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