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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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