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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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